Israeli military said earlier on Monday that it had attacked Houthi targets at three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the country's first attack on Yemen in nearly a month.
The military added that the strikes on Hodeidah, Ras Isa and Salif Ports and the Ras Qantib power plants were due to repeated attacks on Israel.
Since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, Iran's unanimous Hushis has launched transports to Israel and the Red Sea, undermining global trade, an act of solidarity with the Palestinians.
Most of the missiles and drones launched into Israel were intercepted or fell. Israel undertook a series of retaliatory strikes.
The military added that Israel also attacked the Galaxy-led ship at the port of Ras Isa, which was occupied by the Houthis in the second half of 2023.
“The Houthi terrorist regime's forces have installed radar systems on board and are using it to track ships in international maritime space to promote the activities of the Houthi terrorist regime,” the military said.
Husserl's military spokesman said that after the attack, Huss' air defense measures “used a large number of domestic surface air missiles to face Israeli attacks.”
Residents told Reuters that Israel's strike on the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah has left the main power station unemployed, putting the city in darkness.
No immediate reports of casualties.
Houthi-Run's Al-Masirah TV reported that Israel launched a series of strikes against Hodeidah shortly after Israeli troops issued evacuation warnings to people at Yemen's ports.
The attack came hours after the ship's crew gave up the water.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but security company Ambrey said the ship met a typical profile of Houthi targets.
Israel has seriously hurt other Iranian allies in the region – Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestinian militant group.
Tehran-backed Hushis and Iraq's pro-Iranian armed groups are still standing.
The group's leader, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, created a force to challenge the world's powers from a bunch of ragtag mountain fighters in sandals.
Under al-Houthi's guidance, the group grew into a group of thousands of fighters, acquiring armed drones and ballistic missiles. Saudi Arabia and the West say the weapons are from Iran, although Tehran denies that.
